by Holly Wobma | Dec 12, 2012
When we accidentally burn ourselves while cooking or nick our fingers on a piece of paper, most of us experience a fleeting moment of irritation but never worry that the wound won’t heal. Our everyday lives have taught us that skin is a tissue with great regenerative...
by Angela C. H. McDonald | Nov 27, 2012
Last month, I blogged about recent stem cell advances toward a solution for female infertility. While this post may have left you excited about the potential for stem cells to help women with fertility complications start a family, it may also have left you wondering:...
by Paul Krzyzanowski | Nov 21, 2012
While the 2012 US election was in full swing, I reminded readers that despite the dominance of the world’s economic problems in this cycle, stem cell research was a political issue that hadn’t completely gone away.[pullquote]Ironically, if – and this is a...
by Holly Wobma | Nov 14, 2012
As many of you well know, the U.S. presidential election recently came to a close. Over the last year, there have been numerous speeches from a variety of sources, some of which have been able to rally the masses, due not only to their content but also the speaker’s...
by Nick Dragojlovic | Nov 8, 2012
If you’ve been feeling like you can’t open a web browser these days without finding a story about induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), you’re not alone. Unlike embryonic stem cells, iPSCs are created by directly reprogramming adult cells taken from donors or...
by Stacey Johnson | Oct 26, 2012
On the same day that I learned the (disturbing and sad) news that a friend, a woman in her early 40s, has a pacemaker, I read that a stem cell scientist in cardiovascular medicine, at the University of California, has received a grant to develop stem cells that...
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